Below you will find a list of enticing opportunities to explore math through an area of interest. Read the descriptions of each project below and select one to pursue in the New Year:
The Great World Expedition - Plan your own trip around the world, starting and ending at Yarmouth, Maine! Go by plane, car, bus, train, boat, kayak,...through deserts, canyons, forests, coral reefs, museums, castles, snowy mountains, small villages and sprawling cities. Learn about famous attractions and hidden mysteries as you make your way around the globe.
The Paper Engineering Challenge - Use a variety of resources to learn various paper folding techniques. Then design your own piece of abstract art, animal or pop-up book.
Apprentice Independent Study - Use a variety of sources (on-line, paper, community) to research a career you would like to apprentice to for a month. Find out what you could do as an apprentice, what skills you could learn and what you could do with your knowledge in the future. Create a product to demonstrate what you've learned about the career (a keynote presentation, voicethread....).
- The Great World Expedition - Plan your own trip around the world, starting and ending at Yarmouth, Maine! Go by plane, car, bus, train, boat, kayak,...through deserts, canyons, forests, coral reefs, museums, castles, snowy mountains, small villages and sprawling cities. Learn about famous attractions and hidden mysteries as you make your way around the globe.
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